Garment-marker



D. B, WING.

GARMENT MARKER.

I APPLICATION FILED DEC. 21,1918. 1,363,296 Patented Dec. 28, 1920.

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D. B. WING.

GARMENT MARKER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 21. 1918.

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DANIEL IB. WING, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO SMITH F. ATV/00D, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patntgd D 28 1920 Application filed December 21, 1918. Serial No. 267,779.

To all whom. it may concern Be it known that l, DANIEL B. TING, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful improvements in GarmentMarkers and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, andto the numerals of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invent-ion relates to an improved type of agarment marker adapted to be readily adjusted to permit correct measuring of the length of garments so that the same shall hang evenly with the lower ends thereof spaced equidistantly from the floor at all points.

It is an object of this invention to provide a measuring device for evenly marking off the proper length of skirts.

Another object of the invention is to construct a garment marker dapted to be readily adjusted to permit proper marking of a skirt length.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a convenient skirt measuring. device adapted to be readily adjusted into measuring position and released to permit automatic return of the adjusted parts to normal position.

It is also an object of this invention to construct a garment marker wherein a person wearing a skirt to be measured for length is permitted to stand centrally upon a platform in position to allow measuring ring to be elevated within the lower.portion of the skirt to a desired height to afford an accurate means for evenly marking the skirt all the way around after which the ring is released to fall by gravity into normal position.

It is furthermore an object of this inven-, tion to provide a manually releasable marking ring adapted to be elevated from a plat form to permit an indicator carried by the ring to move upwardly on a measuring rod for the purpose of properly indicating the height to which the ring is raised, thus affording an arrangement whereby. a skirt may be correctly marked all the way around so that the skirt will hang evenly when altered.

It is an important object of this invention to provide a skirt marker of simple and effective construction wherein a measuring ringprovided with an indicator and rack legs is adapted to be manually elevated into an adjusted position by lever controlled pinions to permit marking of a skirt around the entire circumference thereof so that the shirt will hang evenly all the way around when trimmed and altered according to the marking thereon.

Other and further important objects of this invention will be apparent from the disclosures in the specification and drawings.

' The invention (in a preferred form) is illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter more fully described.

On the drawings:

Figure l is a side elevation of a garment marker embodying the principles of this invention, and shown in an adjusted position for marking the proper length of a skirt for a person standing on the device.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged bottom plan view of the device.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary detail section, partly in elevation, taken on line 33, of Fig. 2.

Fig. l is an enlarged fragmentary detail section taken on line 4-&, of Fig. 2, with parts shown in elevation.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view taken on line li -5, of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary detail view taken on line 66. of Fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary section taken on line 7-7, of Fig. 2.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged detail view of the locking mechanism for the adjustable measuring ring.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged fragmentary section taken on line 9-9, of Fig. 4.

Fig. 10 is a side elevation of an attachment for the device, shown mounted upon the measuring ring to permit marking of short garments.

Fig. 11 is a fragmentary top plan view of the attachment showing a section adapted to be opened to permit a person to step upon the platform.

As shown on the drawings:

The reference numeral 1, indicates a circular platform or top plate madeof wood or other suitable'material, and supported by means of four legs 2, secured to the bottom of the plate to form a stand. /lounted upon the upper surface of the plate 1, is a rubber mat 3, and a pair of stops or toe pieces 4-, for the purpose of receiving the front ends of persons shoes to centralize the person. on the device, as shown in Fig. 1. Also rigidly secured to the bottom of the plate 1, is a hollow U-shaped bracket or support 5, having one arm thereof projecting upwardly to the outside of the plate 1, with the upper open end thereof on a level with the mat Engaged in the outer open arm of the bracket 5, is the lower end of a vertical rod or tube 6, which extends upwardly about three feet above the plate 1, and has secured upon the upper end thereof a curved handle bar 7, the middle portion of which is attached to the tube (3, to permit both ends of the bar 7 to he used as handles by the person standing on the device to steady himself. Attached around the lower portion of the tube 6, are a plurality of graduated scales or measuring plates 8, which may be divided into any suitable units of length, preferably inches and the fractions thereof as shown in Fig. 3. The tube 6,

is secured in position by means of a retaining bolt, screw or pin 9, which projects through the outer arm of the bracket 5, and through the lower end of said tube.

Adjustably seated upon the top of the plate mat 3, is a measuring ring 10, which projects beyond the circumference of the plate 1, and has integrally formed or rigidly secured on the lower surface thereof four U- shaped or channel sockets 11, spaced ninety degrees apart and opening toward the outside. Rigidly secured by means of bolts or rivets 12, in each of the sockets 11., is the upper end of a vertical guide rail comprising an outer plate or bar 13 and a parallel inner toothed bar or rack 14, rigidly secured on opposite sides of a middle bar or spacer plate 15, affording a guide groove 16. The guide rails extend downwardly to within a short distance of the feet of the platform legs 2. The sockets 11, are positioned to register with openings provided for the purpose in the upper portions of the legs 2.

Bigidly secured by means of screws 17, on the bottom of the plate 1, to the inside of each leg 2, is a bracket or supporting plate 18, having integrally formed at right angles thereon a bearing arm 19. The bearing arms are four in number and are arranged in diametrically opposite pairs as shown in Fig. 2, and afford suitable supports for two rotatable shafts 20 and 21, respectively disposed at right angles with respect to each other. Secured on each end of each of the shafts 20 and 21, is a gear or pinion in mesh with one of the guide racks 14. Formed on the outer side of each of the pin ions 22, is a guide disk or flange 23, of

a diameter greater than that of the pinion to permit the margin of the disk 23, to run in the guide rail groove 16, as shown in Fig. 6. One end of the shaft 21, extends through a bearing member 24, formed on the upper portion of one of the legs 2, and has engaged on the extending end thereof a crank or handle 25.

Secured on the shaft 21, intermediate the ends thereof, is a ratchet-wheel 26, adapted to be normally engaged by the inner ratchet end of a fulcrumed releasing lever 27, which is secured to the under surface of the plate 1, by means of a screw 28. Integrally formed on the releasing lever 27, to the inside of the screw 28, is a finger or knob 29, on which one end of a controlling spring 30, is engaged. The other end of the spring 30, is secured to the bottom of the plate 1. The spring 30, serves to hold the inner ratchet end of the lever 27, in engagement with the teeth of the ratchet-wheel 26, to prevent reverse rotation of the shaft 21, and thereby hold the measuring ring 10, in an adjusted position until released by actuating the outer extending end of the lever 27, which is provided with a knob or handle 31. Release of the lever permits the ring 10, to fall by gravity into normal position upon the mat 3.

Rigidly secured on the bottom of the measuring ring 10, directly above the bracket 5, is one end of a U-shaped bar 32, the outer end of which is bent outwardly at right angles and forked to afford an indicator which fits around the measuring rod 6.

Figs. 10 and 11, disclose an attachment adapted for use with the garment marker and embraces a measuring-ring 34;, having a portion thereof arranged to afford a door section 35, which is pivotally supported. at one end to the ring 3&, to close an opening therein. A. plurality of vertical legs 36, support the ring 3 1, and have curved feet or claws 37, formed on the lower ends thereof adapted to removably engage or seat on the measuring ring 10.

The operation is as follows:

The garment marker is particularly adapted for use in dress making establishments for the purpose of measuring the lengths of ladies skirts and afford a means for properly marking the same all around the skirt at an even distance from the floor, so that the skirt when altered or completed will hang evenly.

Normally the measuring ring 10, rests upon the mat 3, on the plate 1. To use the device a person wearing a skirt which is to be measured for length, steps upon the platform and is centralized thereon by placing the front ends of the shoes in the stops or toe pieces 4. The person stands erect upon the platform and is steadied thereon by grasping the handle bars 7, secured. upon the upper end of the measuring rod 6. The lower portion of the skirt is dropped around the ring 10, and the plate 1, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. By turning the crank 25, the main shaft 21, is rotated, thereby causing rotation of the pinions 22, thereon, which being in mesh with two of the racks 14, moves the guide rails upwardly to elevate the measuring ring 10, on the inside of the skirt. Elevation of the ring 10, of course, causes the remaining two racks to be lifted. thereby rotating the pinions in mesh therewith to rotate the auxiliary shaft 20. This arrangement permits the ring 10, to be raised evenly through horizontal planes without danger of tipping. The indicator 38, is raised with the measuring ring and indicates on the scales 8, the exact distance from the top of the platform to the ring, thus providing a means for correctly determining the proper amount to be trimmed from the skirt. When the measuring ring has been elevated the required amount the turning of the crank is stopped and the measuring ring is held in the adjusted position by means of the inner end of the lever 27, which is held in em gagement with the teeth of the ratchet-wheel 26, by the spring 30, to prevent a counter rotation of the shaft 21. The skirtis then marked all the way around with chalk following the measuring ring, thereby insuring a ready and correct method of fitting a skirt according to the length desired.

For measuring or marking skirts or garments that are to be short and therefore cannot be measured by means of the measuring ring 10, the measuring attachment shown in Fig. 10, is used by seating the same upon the ring 10. The door section 35, is moved to open position to permit a person to step upon the platform through the opening in the ring The door section 35, is then moved to closed position and the measuring is done as already described. The attachment 3 l37, is of course elevated simultaneously with the ring 10, on which it rests.

To release the measuring ring 10, from an adjusted position, it is only necessary to actuate the outer end of the lever 27, in a direction to swing the inner end thereof out of engagement with the ratchet 26, against the action of the spring 30. Release of the ratchet permits the measuring ring to fall by gravity back into normal position.

I am aware that numerous details of con struction may be varied through a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and l therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted otherwise than necessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

1. A skirt measuring device embracing a platform, toe pieces thereon for centra1izing a person standing on said platform wearing a skirt to be measured for length, means having measuring scales thereon, said means mounted on said platform and extending thereabove to afford an arrangement whereby the person standing on the platform may steady herself, and a measuring mechanism adjustably mounted on said platform adapted to be elevated within the skirt to permit marking of the same on the exterior for length.

2. A skirt measuring device embracing a stand, means thereon for centralizing a person standing on the stand wearing a skirt to be measured for length, a rod having measuring scales attached to said stand provided with handles whereby the person may steady herself, a measuring ring adjustably mounted on said stand, mechanisms for elevating the same to permit marking of the skirt for length, and an indicator carried by said ring and engaged around said rod to indicate on said scales the elevation of said ring.

3. A measuring device comprising a stand, toe pieces thereon for centralizing a. person standing on the stand and wearing a skirt to be measured for length, means having measuring scales mounted on said stand whereby the person may steady herself, a measuring ring adjustably mounted on said stand, mechanisms for elevating the ring withinthe skirt to permit marking thereof for length, an indicator carried by said ring adapted to indicate on said scales the dis tance the ring has been elevated above the stand, and means on said stand associated with said mechanisms adapted to be actuated to release said mechanisms to permit said ring to fall by gravity into normal position resting on said stand.

4. In a skirt measuring device the combination with an elevated plate, of a measuring ring adjustably mounted thereon, a

rod having a graduated scale, said rod being supported by said plate, and an indicator carried by said ring and engaged around said rod for designating on said scale the amount of the adjustment of said ring above said plate.

5. In a skirt measuring device, an elevated plate, a measuring ring thereon, a rod rigidly supported by said plate and having a graduated scale thereon, an indicator carried by said measuring ring and associated with said rod, guide racks secured to said ring, shafts journaled below said plate, gears on said shafts in mesh with said guide racks, means for rotating said shafts and gears to cause elevation of said ring into an adjusted position for marking a skirt for length, a ratchet-wheel secured on one of said shafts, a lever fulcrumed on said plate, and a spring attached thereto and to said plate for normally holding said lever in engagement with said ratchet-Wheel to hold subscribed my name in the presence of two said ring in an adjusted elevated position, subscribing Witness.

said lever adapted to be actuated to release said ratchet-Wheel to permit said ring to fall by gravity into normal position seated Witnesses:

on said plate. CHAnLEs WV. HILLS, J12,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto v EARL M. HARDINE.

DANIEL B. WING. 

